<p>LadyDianeski: It’s not really ad hominem, imo. It would be the case if we were disagreeing with arguments by stating that the person was wrong because of (insert personal attack/motive here), but that isn’t what’s happening here. People are disagreeing because the arguments put forth aren’t necessarily indicative of the reality/underlying evidence/statistics of things. Coupled with the attitude that underpins the arguments themselves, it’s not really unreasonable to assume attitudes/motives on top of it all. The “sour grapes” bit is not the main retaliatory argument but rather the side-observation.</p>